Ledge.... as a total novice - learnt stacks. And best to learn good habits now. Thanks buddy..! I’m a refrigeration engineer but have always been facilitated with bricklaying. And had a few goes over the yrs. finally getting the hang of the basics. IMO Building a wall is one of the most fundamental things a man can do. And with this ‘simple’ skill I can change my families lives. Amazing practical art.. Respect.. 👊🏽

These videos are great. My favorite part is when rob tosses the mortar on and then methodically removes what is necessary. Listening to the sound of the trowel scrape the sides of the bricks is very soothing to listen to. I could pull up a lawn chair and watch this guy work for an entire day.

Watching and learning and doing four years at night school .which is an an achievement in it's own right . This guy is the grand master !

It’s nice that people like this guy takes the time to show off their skills, many thanks.

Another great video Rob. Precise clear instructions for us beginners. Thank you for taking the time to make sure these great videos. Very much appreciated.

I'm really appreciative that you treated the spider with kindness.

These videos are - quite simply - SUPERB !! There are few things in this life more satisfying than mastering a craft - and Rob is quite clearly a Master of his.

The best bricklayer on youtube . A class act . Respect

Best brickie I’ve ever seen

A joy to watch, love the way the bed is right off the trowel and only slight pressure required to get the brick down to the line.

Rob, can't remember if it was this video, but that tip you gave about using your left hand and rocking the level a bit was really the one tip that finally got it for me. Thanks so much!

Really enjoying this basics series. Much appreciated!

I love this guy, I have no intention of ever laying any bricks - I just find him fascinating to watch, thanks Rob.

Watching you build is like reading poetry! Very clean. I hope Mason's that have experience learn from you. The mortar against a profile will dry faster and possibly flash set on a hot day too because the wood will absorb the moisture

Good evening Rob. Just looking at your videos, great tuition very interesting and, great advice. Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn.

Best bricky to ever touch a trowel sir rob you’re ridiculously great!!

Great vids very informative thanks for taking the time to make them. I don’t like killing spiders too. Keep up the good work. Atb Pete

Nice video. I'm a London bricklayer nowadays but recognise the accent and the flat landscape a mile off. Good ol'boy!!

Another great video Rob. I could watch them all day.

Rob i jusr wanted to say thank you. You're an excellent instructor and I would have loved being your student. I have watched several other masons and I find your brick laying to be far superior. As for me I'm making plans for a brick raised garden and a patio partition wall with a out door grill. I have learned so much, I wish i had become a mason when i was young! thanks

Great instruction and demonstration of craft; clear, concise and free of ego.

Absolutely brilliant Rob! You make it all look so very easy thank you so much for taking the time to post even an old dog like can learn something new

Without doubt ,, one of the best tradesmen on KZfaq,, gather round young uns ,, watch and learn from one of the greatest

A Bricklayers mind Never stops. Its always thinking of ways to improve and hone their Skills.

Hi Rob you mentioned a few things in this video and it reminded me of a time not so long ago I was working with another bricklayer and he would always drum into me Keep your perps in line, keep the arris of the bricks in line with the one below and lastly he use to say now and again get off the line. just made me smile great videos keep them coming!

Master craftsman at work!love watching all your videos Rob always good for hints and tips...cheers mate

Superbly explained, Rob. Even as a 50 year old brickie, I found that fascinating. I love this trade (mostly!)

Rob you are a true tradesman! I feel like I can go outside and build an extension.

You are a real jeweler at work and a great teacher in training. Deeply I respect you!

Brilliant video rob, thank you for taking the time to break it down in such easily digestible detail. I wish I had your videos when I was learning.

Thanks for the video always fun watching you lay brick and explaining how to do it.

i love bricklaying and even after laying them all day i still find myself watching videos but thats because everyones constantly learning.. awesome video mate 👍👍

Thanks for these videos , it's really helped me to improve my skills , and get more confident. Cheers

I wish you were my college teacher when I did my apprenticeship your very calm easy to understand a true master bricklayer good job

Thanks for the great video rob, have just started my brick laying apprenticeship. Lots to learn and it’s good to watch videos from you and get tips. Thanks rob!

big thanks for the tips hope your you tube channel takes off keep the videos coming

Clear and concise instruction, Rob and easy to understand you teaching. My old dad was a bricklayer, as a 14 year old he used to ask me to help him on small homer jobs and to teach me how to lay brick. I wish I had taken the time back then to spend time with him, I never did. One of my big regrets in life.

I learnt more from this video than my teacher back during my apprenticeship

Great video. Great job. And, I like those boots

Your a living legend rob

Rob I’ve watched all your video s and without a doubt you are a master at this and could do it in your sleep all the best mate

man this guys work is so neat, a real pro

Rob your the worlds best at buttering bricks!!!!!!

. You’d think after doing this all day it would be the last thing I’d want to watch but no , really enjoyed it , thanks Rob 👍🏼

I love how rob said he’s quite happy with the faceplane, it was perfect ! 😂

Great skill and thanks for saving wildlife.

Супер кладка!!! Очень красиво смотрится!!! 👍🏻

It’s such a pleasure to watch a craftsman, thanks for sharing your trade. Mine was in stone tile.

Fantastic content, thanks so much for doing these.

Every day is a learning day - interesting about looking down the line - saw a brand new wall recently and the bottom course had an obvious brick that was out of alignment by 6-8 mm I could only assume it had been knocked by a boot accidentally in a rush -It spoilt a generally tidy job - My Dads kit has the wood line blocks - posh Oak keep up the good work Rob

So, where are all the technical colleges gone? I paid out my own money to learn bricklaying at able skills in Kent over a few weekends. I wasn't very good at it but you've got to give it a go. This is a good instruction and demonstration.

Just subscribed to your channel bud,been watching your videos for the last 18 months and your a quality Bricklayer.👌

Very good teaching and quality work thanks for sharing

Thank you for sharing. You sounded like teacher unlike the short-fused ego maniac I worked with.

Fantastic little video, nice & simple but very informative thanks for sharing 👍

Helpful, thanks from Texas 👍

you are a great teacher rob!

this is the best instructions! straight to the point!!!!

A very good demo very detailed tips thank you mate

Absolutely superb, Rob. All of the fascinating details which we wouldn't ordinarily be privy to; I always enjoy and admire your attention to these and your logical reasoning for each 'point' that you make. It all contributes to your craftsmanship and precision. Thank you for your efforts and explanations. Another well-deserved 'Goodonya' from Downunder. 👌👍😊

Great job , nice shoes, good luck 😉 👏👏

These videos to me never get old I watch constant videos of masonry I don't think I'll ever not love the trade God love the Masons

I wish they had explained it that well when I was at college! Students would do well to watch all of these. As well as us folk that get paid for it. A lot of sense in what you are saying and I like the way you give the reasons for and against certain options! Keep em coming man!

Brilliant Rob, im learning so much, Thanks

No tapping too ! I enjoyed this !

Great bricky rob thks for saving spider 👍 I'm ricky the bricky lol 💪 love ur twisted piers

Dry bond you get straight perps from bottom to top . Good

Just recently passed my trade test and love to see these video rob everyday is still a learning day so thanks👍🏻👍🏻

Thank's Rob, I have been practicing your head joint buttering technique. I really appreciate your videos.

fantastic please keep doing these videos. I own a brickwork company but still enjoy watching a real craftsman

Good vids sir a true craftsman lots of good tips

hi Rob, I've never laid bricks before but your videos are brilliant. You are a master of the art and I thank you for sharing your knowledge, wish me luck !

Great video Rob thanks greetings from a dutch bricklayer. Gr. Jan

Hi Rob thanks for giving us your time you a truly great guy thanks.

Super neat lovely brick work keep it up

If carlsberg did a bricklaying advert you would be in it rob.Probably the best bricklayer in the world.(most tidy trowel i have seen)

Good teacher he got all day to make it look good

I like to keep the brick away from the line the thickness of the line (1/16th to 1/8th of an inch). That way you don't EVER have to worry about the brick bumping the line. The problem is getting the other bricklayers to do the same thing; which is fine, as long as they don't touch the line. ... It's also a good idea to lay the brick slightly high to the line (about a 1/16"), it's easier to see, more uniform, and faster.

As a beginner he makes this stuff look easy

Fantastic rob. I’ve gone back bricklaying after 15 years of venturing into other things. Could you do a tutorial on perping a block etc. be great help All the best

Great Video..... wouldn't it be interesting if a number of similar skills from different countries did a tips and tricks from their nations together.... I reckon even the skilled artisans would find these video's interesting.. really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing... :-)

It's a great trade like all trades are, and it takes years to become fully skilled, but all essential skills are greatly undervalued and the wealth generated, is usually expropriated by the contractors that most brickies end up working for, I gave up laying bricks 12 years ago, breaking my back from dawn till dusk 5 days a week, watching my boss do fuck all but complain we ain't working quick enough, from the comfort of his brand new Range Rover, it's not so bad if you work only for yourselves, but it's still hard graft, this don't matter when your young, but as the years roll on it gets harder and harder as the aches and pains of manual labour begin to take their toll.. But great tutorial mate and good luck

Catchy videos, i like the way how you explain all of these

Beautiful work.

Excellent video again..thanks Rob

Hi Rob. Little tip with the corner block. Pull the line trew your gauge Mark and put the corner block around the opposite side of the profile with the line on the face of your profile. This way you can see the l8ne is on your gauge Mark. Hope that makes sense to you.✌

Nice Job Rob. Greeting from Venezuela!!!!!

cheers rob, yet another great set of vids, well done buddy, keep them coming

Great video, thank you for taking your time doing this. One question, what size is your gauge line? Brick height plus 10mm ? Thanks again.

Nice to see you have some good quality brick you can't make a rolls Royce job using skoda parts keep up the good work I'm a brickayer with 30 year's experience and enjoy the way you explain how to build using the proper techniques

Lovely mortar there. Reminds me of angel delight

Brilliant.....could watch these all day...;-)))

Good stuff Mr songer, keep them coming please

Love you subscribe yay thank you for my own private lesson this one is my second lesson you teaching is simple to understand

Funny watching this, 25years laying bricks, you can see why the pommy brickie don't last in Australia , they get blown off the line. But jokes aside, it's a good learning blog. Good on you mate .

god dam it. 20 mins to lay that many bricks. takes me 3 flippin hours to repoint - reinsert missing bricks - dissolved bricks - on a 2 and 3 skin brick wall. Basically same height same width but 2 to 3 brick deep. I would scratch head - pick arse - eat boggies till I had a game plan after i killed my lungs with cigs and drowned my stomach with coffee. Not to mention never lay bricks before in my life. The wall is still standing - but seriously wished i found this earlier. nice video

Rob. I need a wall for my conservatory in Cornwall... fancy dropping round? 😄. Love watching you work. Top job.

Good Job Master Perfect.

very helpful and informative thanks

Hiya Rob. Can I ask what ratio you use for the muc ! Is it 4 sand 1 lime mix ? An is it reusable every time. Cheers.